Sir Change-Jobs-A-Lot…the Good & the Bad
The “Job Hopper” debate has been a long-standing one, especially in the technology industry, and continues to be a notorious concern for companies and recruiters looking to find quality talent.
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Not Hired? 4 Possible Reasons Why
Sometimes the reason why you didn’t get a job is easy to pinpoint: you lacked key qualifications; you and the hiring manager didn’t hit it off; or you just flubbed the interview.But it’s not always that black and white (I would actually prefer it to be!).
Rashly Madison
“The hacking and posting on the Dark Web of 32 million users of the cheating website, Ashley Madison, whose tagline is ‘Life is Short, Have an Affair,’ is expected to cause marital turmoil, breakups and even extortion…
What’s Your “Lost Opportunity Cost”?
Who can criticize a company for growing at 30% a year? … A few that know it could be growing at 50% a year.
Who would support their spouse to leave a job during their best year ever? …The one that knows that they could be leaving $100K/yr on the table by not being opportunistic.
Happiness is the Key to Your…Happiness?!?!
A few months ago a colleague told me, “I don’t know how you do it – you’re chipper and upbeat every single day!”
According to researchers at Germany’s Aachen University, only 27% of people are in fact “morning people” – and I’m NOT one of them. I’m just…HAPPY, and it makes me a better Recruiter,Teammate, Friend and Husband.
Yours is Not as Big as You Think
Calm down, and definitely don’t send me any pictures, that’s not what I was referring to. (And if it IS that big, why so testy?!)
What I mean is we recruiters hear this all the time from our Clients: “Why should I pay you a search fee? I am very well connected. My Network is HUGE!”
Decoding Silicon Valley Lingo
In some ways, Silicon Valley is a world of its own, where the brightest and geekiest minds get together to work on the next Facebooks and Googles.
But that could create a big gap in the language they use from the rest of the world.
The Need for Speed
I have some good news and bad news…The good: The market is back in a BIG way, and organizations are spending money to make money- anywhere from expanding their staff, to upgrading equipment and investing in new software. If you’re in the software business- your company is probably growing by leaps and bounds!
Develop Your Hiring “Superpowers”
If only we had some sort of magical power that would prevent us from making bad decisions. Seriously, if I had to choose a superpower, that would be on the top of my list.
Arm Your Recruiter!
“Just look at our online job posting and start sending us candidates” is one of the least favorite phrases a headhunter wants to hear from a company they’re recruiting talent for. You might as well ask me to clean your house and just hand me a rag. Where’s the mop? The Windex? The OxiClean? (Or for those of you over 40, the Pine-Sol?)
Don’t get me wrong-I understand that recruiting may be a small part of your job, but how well (or poorly) you hire can surely account for a percentage of you and your company’s success, so why not do it right?